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Pen-y-Gaer is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Glamorgan, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference GM198. The site consists of univallate defences comprising a single substantial bank and ditch that enclose the hilltop, typical of Iron Age fortified settlements in South Wales. The monument dates from the Iron Age period, representing a significant example of the defensive architecture employed by the native populations of prehistoric Britain during the later first millennium BC. Such hillforts served strategic and possibly administrative functions within their communities, commanding views across the surrounding landscape and providing refuge or focal points for settlement during this formative period of Welsh prehistory.
Pen-y-Gaer is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM198. View the official record →
Pen-y-Gaer is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Glamorgan, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference GM198. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM198.
Pen-y-Gaer dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Pen-y-Gaer is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is GM198.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Penmaen Burrows Church (7.4 km), Penmaen Burrows Burial Chamber (7.4 km), Penmaen Burrows Ringwork (7.5 km).
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